Electoral Pocketbook 2011 - 4 Election results

4.2 Historical election results

For details regarding the political party codes please refer to section 5.5

House of Representatives elections since 1901(proportion of formal votes cast for, and seats won by, political parties)

Date of election

Seats

Party

Seats won

% of vote

TOTAL

UNCONTESTED

29-30.3.1901

75

6

PROT

31

43.7

FT

28

35.7

ALP

14

18.7

OTH

2

2.0

16.12.1903

75

17

FT

26

34.4

PROT

25

29.7

ALP

23

31.0

OTH

1

4.9

12.12.1906

75

7

ANTI-SOC

27

38.2

ALP

26

36.6

PROT

16

16.4

IND PROT

4

4.8

WA

2

2.3

OTH

-

1.6

13.4.1910

75

4

ALP

43

50.0

LIB

31

45.1

OTH

1

4.9

31.5.1913

75

3

LIB

38

48.9

ALP

37

48.5

OTH

-

2.6

5.9.1914 ^

75

13

ALP

42

50.9

LIB

32

47.2

OTH

1

1.9

5.5.1917

75

9

NAT

53

54.2

ALP

22

44.0

OTH

-

1.8

13.12.1919

75

2

NAT

37

45.1

ALP

26

42.5

CP

11

9.3

IND NAT

1

1.7

OTH

-

1.4

16.12.1922+

75

5

ALP

29

42.3

NAT

26

35.2

CP

14

12.6

LIB

5

4.7

OTH

1

5.2

14.11.1925

75

1

NAT

37

42.5

ALP

23

45.0

CP

14

10.7

OTH

1

1.8

17.11.1928

75

12

ALP

31

44.6

NAT

29

39.1

CP

13

10.5

C PROG

1

1.6

OTH

1

2.1

12.10.1929

75

9

ALP

46

48.8

NAT

14

33.9

CP

10

10.3

IND NAT

3

3.9

C PROG

1

1.0

OTH

1

2.1

19.12.1931

75

4

UAP

34

36.1

CP

16

12.3

ALP

14

27.1

EC

6

5.5

LANG LAB

4

10.6

OTH

1

8.4

15.9.1934

74

1

UAP

28

33.0

ALP

18

26.8

CP

14

12.6

LANG LAB

9

14.4

LCL

5

4.0

SOC CRED

-

4.7

COM

-

1.3

OTH

-

3.2

23.10.1937

74

4

ALP

29

43.2

UAP

28

33.7

CP

16

15.5

SOC CRED

-

2.2

OTH

1

5.4

21.9.1940

74

1

ALP

32

40.2

UAP

23

30.2

CP

13

13.7

LANG LAB

4

5.2

STATE LAB

-

2.6

OTH

2

8.1

21.8.1943

74

1

ALP

49

50.0

UAP

12

16.1

CP

6

7.0

CNP

3

4.0

LCL

1

3.5

QLD CP

1

1.5

LIB DEM

-

1.0

OPA

-

2.1

COM

-

2.0

OTH

2

12.8

28.9.1946

74

–

ALP

43

49.7

LP

15

28.6

CP

12

10.7

LCL

2

3.7

LANG LAB

1

1.6

SP

-

1.2

COM

-

1.5

OTH

1

3.0

10.12.1949

121

–

LP

55

39.4

ALP

47

46.0

CP

19

10.9

OTH

-

3.7

28.4.1951 ^

121

3

ALP

52

47.6

LP

52

40.6

CP

17

8.5

COM

-

1.0

OTH

-

1.0

29.5.1954

121

7

ALP

57

50.0

LP

47

38.6

CP

17

8.5

COM

-

1.2

OTH

-

1.7

10.12.1955

122

10

LP

57

39.7

ALP

47

44.6

CP

18

7.9

ANTI-COM LAB

-

5.2

COM

-

1.4

OTH

-

1.4

22.11.1958

122

–

LP

58

37.2

ALP

45

42.8

CP

19

9.3

DLP

–

9.4

OTH

–

1.2

9.12.1961

122

–

ALP

60

47.9

LP

45

33.6

CP

17

8.5

DLP

–

8.7

OTH

–

1.3

30.11.1963

122

–

LP

52

37.1

ALP

50

45.5

CP

20

8.9

DLP

–

7.4

OTH

–

1.1

26.11.1966

124

–

LP

61

40.1

ALP

41

40.0

CP

21

9.8

DLP

–

7.3

OTH

1

2.7

25.10.1969

125

–

ALP

59

47.0

LP

46

34.8

CP

20

8.6

DLP

–

6.0

OTH

–

3.7

2.12.1972

125

–

ALP

67

49.6

LP

33

28.1

CP

20

9.4

DLP

–

5.2

LCL

5

4.0

AP

–

2.4

OTH

–

1.3

18.5.1974 ^

127

–

ALP

66

49.3

LP

40

34.9

CP

21

10.8

AP

–

2.3

DLP

–

1.4

OTH

–

1.2

13.12.1975 ^

127

–

LP

68

41.8

ALP

36

42.8

NCP/NP

23

11.3

DLP

–

1.3

OTH

–

2.8

10.12.1977

124

–

LP

67

38.1

ALP

38

39.6

NCP/NP

19

10.0

DEM

-

9.4

DLP

-

1.4

OTH

-

1.4

18.10.1980

125

–

LP

54

37.4

ALP

51

45.1

NCP/NP

20

8.9

DEM

-

6.6

OTH

-

2.0

5.3.1983 ^

125

–

ALP

75

49.5

LP

33

34.4

NP

17

9.2

DEM

-

5.0

OTH

-

1.9

1.12.1984

148

–

ALP

82

47.5

LP

45

34.4

NP

21

10.6

DEM

-

5.5

OTH

-

2.0

11.7.1987 ^

148

–

ALP

86

45.8

LP

43

34.3

NP

19

11.5

DEM

-

6.0

OTH

-

2.3

24.3.1990

148

–

ALP

78

39.4

LP

55

34.8

NP

14

8.4

DEM

-

11.3

OTH*

1

6.1

13.3.1993

147

-

ALP

80

44.9

LP

49

36.8

NP

16

7.2

CLP

-

0.3

DEM

-

3.7

OTH**

2

7.1

2.3.1996

148

-

ALP

49

38.8

LP

75

38.7

NP

18

8.2

CLP

1

0.3

DEM

-

6.8

OTH***

5

7.2

3.10.1998

148

-

ALP

67

40.1

LP

64

33.9

NP

16

5.3

CLP

-

0.3

DEM

-

5.1

HAN

-

8.4

OTH****

1

6.8

10.11.2001

150

-

ALP

65

37.8

LP

68

37.1

NP

13

5.6

CLP

1

0.3

DEM

-

5.4

HAN

-

4.3

OTH*****

3

9.5

9.10.2004

150

-

ALP

60

37.6

LP

47

40.5

NP

12

5.9

FFP

-

2.0

CLP

1

0.3

DEM

-

1.2

GRN

-

7.2

OTH*****

3

5.8

24.11.2007

150

-

ALP

83

43.38

LP

55

36.28

NP

10

5.49

FFP

-

1.99

DEM

-

0.72

GRN

-

7.79

IND

2

2.22

OTH

-

2.12

21.08.2010

150

-

ALP

72

37.99

LP

44

30.46

LNP

21

9.12

NP

7

3.73

GRN

1

11.76

CLP

1

0.31

DEM

-

0.18

FFP

-

2.25

IND

4

2.52

OTH

-

7.81

+ In 1922, the NT was granted a Member of the House of Representatives with limited voting rights. Full voting rights were extended in 1968. The ACT was granted one Member in 1948 and full voting rights were extended in 1966

^ Double Dissolution

* Includes one successful independent candidate, Mack (North Sydney) and various other unsuccessful minor parties and independent candidates

** Includes two successful independent candidates, Cleary (Wills), Mack (North Sydney) and various other unsuccessful minor parties and independent candidates

*** Includes five successful independent candidates, Andren (Calare), Campbell (Kalgoorlie), Filing (Moore), Hanson (Oxley), Rocher (Curtin) and various other unsuccessful minor parties and independent candidates. The successful candidate in Oxley, Pauline Hanson, nominated as a Liberal but was disendorsed by the Liberal Party prior to polling day. In this table Hanson's votes are shown as part of the LP total, however she has been counted as an independent under the seats won column (OTH)

****Includes one successful independent candidate, Andren (Calare) and various other unsuccessful minor parties and independent candidates